Do you let them get dirty?

[Swtsnshyn]

My girl is far more dirty than my boy... I often find people happy to see a dirty boy... shows he's had a good time... but a dirty girl... that is frowned upon.

When our younger daughter was little, it was very hard to keep her clean. She could find a mud puddle in a drought. In fact, she would sit on the couch, and the dirt would come to her. LOL Now she is almost 22 and thankfully, has outgrown those days.




God Bless!!
Dawn
Shining brightly for Jesus

 

[Sonifo]

I don't mind my kids getting dirty. I actually encourage it. I know it sounds funny, but if you let them explore the world around them they seem to get in less trouble.

I do however tell my daughter to be more careful during these months because of dance. She always seems to scrap her knees or something though. Why is that? hehee..

 

[Sonifo]

When our younger daughter was little, it was very hard to keep her clean. She could find a mud puddle in a drought. In fact, she would sit on the couch, and the dirt would come to her. LOL Now she is almost 22 and thankfully, has outgrown those days.




God Bless!!
Dawn
Shining brightly for Jesus

Hahahahahahaha!!!! That's great!

 

[Crofter]

When our younger daughter was little, it was very hard to keep her clean. She could find a mud puddle in a drought. In fact, she would sit on the couch, and the dirt would come to her. LOL Now she is almost 22 and thankfully, has outgrown those days.




God Bless!!
Dawn
Shining brightly for Jesus

lol! That is soo our daughter! She seemed to find dirt other children couldn't find and then swim in it! lol!

 

[brokenbananas]

I say let kids be kids. If they want to get dirty, let them. I buy 95% of all my kids clothes as resale or given to us, that way I never have to worry that they are getting any expensive clothes dirty because they basically aren't.

My daughter dresses herself, and sometimes it's a sight. Nothing matches, she pulls her socks up to her thighs, her curly tangled hair is everywhere and she thinks she looks beautiful. She is beautiful no matter what she wears or whether she is dirty or not.

Yeah, we have her sanitizing her hands before she eats and stuff like that. But, during play, she can get dirty. We set some basic standards like eating like a civilized human being, but does she have to be perfectly mannered? Only what is probably normal for a 3 yr old. Let a child be a child. Afterall, they're children only a short time.

 

[Jillian1527]

When our younger daughter was little, it was very hard to keep her clean. She could find a mud puddle in a drought. In fact, she would sit on the couch, and the dirt would come to her. LOL Now she is almost 22 and thankfully, has outgrown those days God Bless

thank goodness they outgrow that. my 4 year old is always dirty. it has to find her. I dont know how she does it. I have learned to accept it.. LOL. the girl is dirty even after a good scrubbin.

as for playing and getting dirty. I say go for it. I am all for it. I enjoy a good mud bath myself. I just dont agree with taking them to the store all dirty.
just me though. I don't judge a parent as long as the child is healthy and taken care of. its just to hard of a job to judge.
-Jillian

 

[selune]

Oh my favorite is the one puddle in a parking lot and our son will guide you as your holding his hand so that he gets close enough to step in it! Must be vigilant or else I get to hear him complain the rest of the time that we're out that he has wet socks. Well what do you expect if you go stomping in puddles??! As long as the mess comes off, I generally don't mind, no permanent markers.

 

[Blessed75]

That's the best part of bein' a kid - getting filthy - both my little girl and little boy are allowed to get as messy as they want - however, I don't take them out to eat with us covered in head to toe dirt but you get my drift.........

 

[ever]

A dirty kid is a happy kid

 

[Krystina661]

A dirty kid is a happy kid

Isn't that the truth!!

 

[Tangnefedd]

They say that we are being too clean these days and that is causing the rise in asthma and diabetes. Apparently the immune system is not functioning properly in some kids because they are not coming across enough germs!

 

[Crofter]

^^ Yes... got to say we always have animals... and our kids have always been free to get dirty... and neither child has been ill with a cold or sickness etc since they were 5. lol! I guess this proves we are diry family!

 

[I'ddie4him]

I wish I had a nickel for every mother who send her kid to my preschool class dressed up in their patent leather party shoes and satin dresses or their dress pants and white shirts. Then they complain when the kids come back with even a wild hair peeking out from under the braid.

I let my son be a little piggie all the time. I want him to experiment with new food, which means I have to let him eat his yogurt on his own. He gets filthy. I will wipe him down before we go in public, and maybe change his clothes if they are gross, but if we stay at home, he only gets the occasional wipedown until his bath-time.

When I was a kid I used to intentionally get as dirty playing outside as I could. I used to bury myself in the dirt. I would scrub dirt into my skin, just because I felt it was cool how dirty the bath water got and how refreshing my bubble bath was.

As long as your kids are happy and don't smell, let them wallow. Who cares what the paper doll mommies say.

I have to laugh at this Honey....I came from a family of 6 kids, 4 boys, 2 girls.
We all had to have a contest to see who could get the dirtiest.....Sometimes it got to the point that there was enough dirt left in the bottom of the tub to pot a small plant. My mom would get mad if we came home with our new pants full of holes cause we slid down the hill on our butts. But, Other than that she just washed our clothes and got em clean for another day of playing in the yard or wherever we could find to get into something new.

 

[Tangnefedd]

I remember once having a brand new pair of shoes when I was about 6 years old. We had a newly delivered load of gravel for the paths. I ran up and down this gravel delighting in it until my shoes were scuffed and a mess. My mum went absolutely ballistic and I was threatened with boarding school, LOL!!!!!